WO2008033237A3 - Virtual hard keys on a wireless device - Google Patents

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WO2008033237A3
WO2008033237A3 PCT/US2007/019264 US2007019264W WO2008033237A3 WO 2008033237 A3 WO2008033237 A3 WO 2008033237A3 US 2007019264 W US2007019264 W US 2007019264W WO 2008033237 A3 WO2008033237 A3 WO 2008033237A3
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wireless device
virtual hard
hard keys
soft keys
orientation
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Matias Duarte
Peter J Ford
Gregory Paul Hayes
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Helio Llc
Matias Duarte
Peter J Ford
Gregory Paul Hayes
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Abstract

Embodiments of the claimed invention provide systems and methods whereby the functionality of soft keys on a mobile electronic device may be shifted depending on the orientation of the device. The device detects its orientation and then maps a different function to the appropriate soft keys to ensure that the soft keys retain their functionalities from the end-user's perspective.
PCT/US2007/019264 2006-09-12 2007-09-04 Virtual hard keys on a wireless device WO2008033237A2 (en)

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